.69 Caliber Other Weapons

The Springfield Model 1812 is a flintlock musket produced at the Springfield Armory. It was based on the French Charleville pattern that dominated European military musket design. The musket was chambered in .69 caliber and used a smoothbore barrel. It was the second standard US infantry musket produced at Springfield. The Model 1812 saw service in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.